by Matt Wheeler | Apr 19, 2022 | News, Team Makara
As a medical writer, it’s easy to get caught up in the nuts and bolts. Accuracy, readability and a clear, concise story (usually revolving around scientific data) are paramount. Of course, the understanding that the patient is at the core of the whole narrative, its... 
by Matt Wheeler | Nov 30, 2021 | News, Pharma Tech
At the time of writing, at the end of November 2021, COVID-19 continues to dominate the headlines, and everyone’s lives. The vaccine booster program continues apace in the UK, with urgency growing following the discovery of a concerning new variant, Omicron. The... 
by Matt Wheeler | Sep 16, 2021 | News, Team Makara
Anyone who has become a little introspective over the last 18 months can be excused. Many of us have suddenly found ourselves confined to our homes for extended periods, with reduced social interactions and facing down a pandemic with an uncertain timeline ahead. Last... 
by Matt Wheeler | Feb 23, 2021 | News, Pharma Tech
In mid-February, it was confirmed that a selection of up to 90 young, healthy volunteers, unlikely to develop serious illness, would be deliberately infected with COVID-19 in a UK study1. This will be the world’s first study of this type for COVID-19, and has been... 
by Matt Wheeler | Nov 27, 2020 | News
2020 will not, for the vast majority, be looked back on as a good year. At the time of writing in mid-November, over 50 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally, with more than 1 million deaths. These are stark figures, the signature of a virus that has...